Man's body found in Wheaton road

Police say death is 'suspicious'

County police are investigating what they call a "suspicious" death of a man whose body was found in Wheaton just after early this morning, police said.

The man, whose identity will be released later today after his family is notified, was found lying unconscious in the road near the 2500 block of Newton Street, according to the release. A female driver reported finding his body two minutes after midnight. Police say he was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police spokeswoman Lucille Bauer said the death was deemed suspicious because it did not appear to be of natural causes and there was no sign of a traffic collision.

The cause of his death will be determined by the Medical Examiner's Office in Baltimore in the coming days, police said.

Anyone who has information about this death is asked to call homicide detectives at 240-773-5070.